On Monday, John and I took a reconnaissance drive to Argentia to poke around and see what there was to see and to determine if there was anything substantial worth exploring on a more lengthy trip. We bombed out the highway and then headed down the Argentia Access Road towards the base. Argentia was originally…
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A taste until later….
Yesterday John had a day off (st. Patrick’s Day) and Katherine was in school (schools don’t celebrate St. P), so we packed the dog in the car and took off for Placentia Bay. The weather called for sunny periods, but sunny flickers might have been a more apt description. Luckily the clouds cooperated by being…
A Sorry Presentation (Convent)
If ever there was a candidate in Placentia for the title “Building at Risk,” it’s this convent. I posted an entry a while ago about Ridley Hall, which made the Newfoundland Historic Trust‘s list of Buildings at Risk 2012. The Presentation Convent of Our Lady of the Angels, adjoining Sacred Heart Church, n rough shape….
90
My grandfather turned ninety this month and, in honour of this, there was a shin-ding this afternoon with lot of people, plenty of food and ample good times. There were plenty of people taking pictures left right and centre, so I abstained but for a select few. I particularly like this one: Good times were…
After the rain
It was a beautiful morning this morning. Not at all cold and the remains of the freezing rain had encrusted everything. Only in Newfoundland do we get freezing rain, freezing drizzle and freezing fog; it all depends on the size of the drops. This is the “after” shot of the pine tree I photographed yesterday,…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 